The Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa will provide leverage to credit extended to women by commercial banks, thus reducing the risk factor. PHOTO | COURTESY
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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There is fresh hope for SMEs owned by women in Tanzania, with local financial institutions set to benefit from a continental guarantee fund of $250 million that specifically seeks to cater for their capital needs
